Zaylah
Zaylah was the 3385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2516th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 613 places. More babies were named Zaylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zayla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,385 girls, down 420 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202371 babies
- Total since 1880
- 852babies recorded
What does the name Zaylah mean?
Zaylah is a spelling of Zayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zayla's meaning and origin.
Zayla is a modern American name, recorded in US data from the mid-1990s, with no dictionary entry. It looks like a blend of the Z- beginning of Zara or Zaylee with the -la ending of names like Kayla and Layla. Zeila (also spelled Zaila) is a historic port town in Somaliland, but we found no evidence that the name comes from it, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage; no documented origin.
Related names: Zaila, Zaylee, Layla.
Sources for this meaning
Zaylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,385 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,965 | 55 |
| 2010 | #6,377 | 21 |
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How popular is Zaylah, counting every spelling?
Zaylah is a spelling of Zayla, a name family that ranked #672 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,385 for Zaylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 424 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayla | 248 | #1,012 | 1,488 |
| Zaila | 84 | #2,213 | 388 |
| Zaylah | 46 | #3,385 | 313 |
| Zaela | 15 | #7,475 | 83 |
| Zailah | 13 | #8,346 | 82 |
| Zeila | 7 | #13,183 | 30 |
| Zaelah | 11 | #9,441 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaylah?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaylah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaylah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaylah?
About 800 people born in the US named Zaylah are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Zaylah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaylah by state
How common Zaylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaylah
How popular is the name Zaylah?
Zaylah was the 3385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2516th with 71 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 613 places. More babies were named Zaylah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaylah in the US.
Where is Zaylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaylah was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.